2017-04-11 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 1 Housing Needs Assessment

Contents
Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 1
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 7
   1.1      Purpose of this Report ..................................................................................................................................... 7
   1.2      Context of the Report ....................................................................................................................................... 7
   1.3      Council’s Sustainability Principles ................................................................................................................ 8
   1.4      Role of Local Government in Housing ....................................................................................................... 9
   1.5      Project Aims.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
   1.6      Project Outcomes ............................................................................................................................................ 10
2. Information Review and Analysis .......................................................................................... 11
   2.1 Overview of the Noosa Shire Population .............................................................................................. 11
            2.1.1       Socio-Economic Characteristics..................................................................................................................... 11
            2.1.2       Economic Characteristics ................................................................................................................................. 12
            2.1.3       Housing and Household Characteristics .................................................................................................... 13
   2.2 Demographic Characteristics of Localities ............................................................................................ 13
            2.2.1       Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 13
            2.2.2       Characteristics by Locality................................................................................................................................ 20
   2.3 Policy and Strategy Framework ................................................................................................................. 23
            2.3.1       ShapingSEQ, Draft SEQ Regional Plan ........................................................................................................ 23
            2.3.2       State Planning Policy – State Interest Guideline, Housing Supply and Diversity, April, 2016 . 25
            2.3.3       Queensland Housing Strategy, Discussion Paper (2016) ..................................................................... 26
            2.3.4       Noosa Social Strategy 2015 ............................................................................................................................ 27
            2.3.5       Noosa Shire Council Local Economic Plan................................................................................................. 28
            2.3.6       Sunshine Coast Regional Council Housing Needs Assessment, Background Study, 2009 ...... 29
            2.3.7       Residential Development Strategy for Noosa Shire, 2007................................................................... 31
            2.3.8       Sunshine Coast Affordable Living Strategy, 2010-2020 ....................................................................... 33
            2.3.9       Implications for Housing Provision .............................................................................................................. 34
3. Existing Housing Supply and Dwelling Characteristics ...................................................... 36
   3.1 Private Housing Market Characteristics ................................................................................................. 36
            3.1.1       Total Dwellings .................................................................................................................................................... 36
            3.1.2       Dwelling Type ....................................................................................................................................................... 36
            3.1.3       Household Type by Dwelling Type ............................................................................................................... 38
            3.1.4       Household Size and Dwelling Size ............................................................................................................... 39
            3.1.5       Housing Tenure ................................................................................................................................................... 41
            3.1.6       Rental Stock - Bonds held by RTA 2011-2016 ......................................................................................... 42
            3.1.7       Median Rents by Housing Type .................................................................................................................... 43
            3.1.8       Rental Vacancy Rates......................................................................................................................................... 47
            3.1.9       Dwellings Sales Data.......................................................................................................................................... 47
            3.1.10 Vacant Land Sales Data .................................................................................................................................... 50
            3.1.11 Housing Characteristics by Localities .......................................................................................................... 53
   3.2 Social Housing Characteristics ................................................................................................................... 57
            3.2.1       Public Housing ..................................................................................................................................................... 57
            3.2.2       Community Housing, Transitional Housing, and Emergency Housing ........................................... 63
            3.2.3       Private Market Assistance ................................................................................................................................ 66
   3.3 Other Housing .................................................................................................................................................. 67


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